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T-Mobile launches the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic slider
newsThe Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is now available on T-Mobile, joining the 5310 XpressMusic. The 5610 XpressMusic slider offers a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash as well as dedicated music controls. Read the full story here.
Samsung Messager lands on MetroPCS; Heavy texters rejoice!
devices | metropcs samsung | samsung | samsung messager | samsung qwerty phone | samsung sms phone | samsung texters phoneSamsung has recently announced the Samsung Messager aka SCH-r450 for MetroPCS. According to the official release and common sense I might add, the full slide-out QWERTY-keyboard equipped device is “a great fit for people who love text messaging.” Other specs include a 1.3 megapixel camera, 2.1-inch 176X220 pixels screen, stereo Bluetooth support, speakerphone, “Advanced Voice Recognition,” [...]
Sony Ericsson W760a coming to AT&T?
at&t sony ericsson | at&t w760 | at&t walkman phone | cingular/at&t | devices | rumors | sony ericsson | sony ericsson rumors | sony ericsson w760aWe know Sony Ericsson is pushing its phones to U.S.A. through AT&T and we do hope they will bring the W760 to the country. However, the image on left is everything but a reliable indicator that will actually happen. I would say the bare fact that the W760a model (where “a” stands for America) exists [...]
RIM snags 10% of U.S. market share; Moto still #1, LG #2
newsbriefSrategy Analytics is reporting that Motorola maintained its number one U.S. market share position, with LG coming in second and RIM managing a healthy 10 percent share. Read the full story here.
Verizon Wireless Offers Visual Voice Mail
newsVerizon Wireless today introduced Visual Voice Mail, an application that manages voice mail on phones. Available initially on the LG Voyager, users can delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without listening to prior messages or voice instructions, making it a more effective way to manage and respond to messages. Visual Voice Mail lists voice mail messages with date and time of receipt and message duration. Whe...
Apple App Store nets US$30 million in sales in first month
newsApple CEO Steve Jobs, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, says that iPhone users downloaded over 60 million apps from the App Store in its first 30 days for a total of US$30 million in sales. Read the full story here.
Pilot receives SMS landing instructions after power failure
newsbriefA pilot lands his plan safely in Ireland after receiving instructions from the control tower - via SMS. Read the full story here.
Verizon adds visual voicemail support to LG Voyager
newsbriefVerizon today launched a new visual voicemail service for its LG Voyager touchscreen cell phone. The service requires a free software update and allows users to manage voicemail messages without having to dial in and navigate voice prompts. Read the full story here.
Nokia launches new S60 email client in Beta Labs
newsNokia has recently launched a beta version of its new email client. Using Intellisync, which Nokia purchased in 2005, Nokia Email offers simplified inbox setup and a much more enjoyable interface. Read the full story here.
Review of Palm's Treo 800w for Sprint
reviewPalm's Treo 800w looks the part of a winner. It has a nice form factor, a large 320x320 pixel touchscreen, and a host of features built into it. But it has problem. Ricky gives us the low-down in this in-depth review. Read the full story here.
Gameloft bringing Death Race to mobiles
announcements | death race | gameloft announcement | gameloft news | gaming | mobile gaming | mobile racingGameloft has recently announced a licensing agreement with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group to develop and publish the official mobile game of the upcoming blockbuster - Death Race. Pushing the limits of the mobile racing game, Gameloft’s Death Race captures the full throttle action of the film’s dystopian world in which the most extreme racing competition [...]
JupiterResearch: Social networking, SMS use impact effectiveness of email marketing
email marketing | jupiter research | mobile marketing | social marketing | social networking | uncategorizedJupiterResearch has found that rising popularity of social networking sites and other forms of communication including text messaging and mobile phone use are beginning to impact the effectiveness of email marketing, particularly the numbers of consumers that say promotional messages inspired purchases. According to a new report titled “The Social and Portable Inbox: Optimizing E-mail Marketing [...]
Live NASCAR Racing coming to AT&T and Verizon Wireless mobile TV
announcements | cingular/at&t | content | live nascar racing | live racing mobile | mediaflo nascar | mobile tv | mobile tv racing | nascar mobile | verizonESPN and MediaFLO USA have announced that they will bring NASCAR live to the users of AT&T’s and Verizon Wireless’ mobile TV services. Under the agreement, MediaFLO USA and ESPN will air live race coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series, as well as six Sprint Cup Series races on ESPN Mobile TV. Upcoming Sprint Cup races include [...]
T-Mobile launches Nokia 5610 XpressMusic handset
5610 | announcements | devices | nokia | nokia 5610 | nokia 5610 xpressmusic | symbian | t mo | t mobile | t-mobile | tmo | tmobile | xpressmusicThe Nokia 5610 XpressMusic handset has been circling T-Mobile’s network for longer than we can remember (our short-term is shot). The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic has already touched down on T-Mobile as a monoblock (candybar) musicphone, but that leaves the slider form-factor Nokia 5610 XpressMusic yet to come. Today, we’re finally seeing the music-oriented slider land on [...]
Lindsay Lohan trades boys for BlackBerry Bold
announcements | blackberry | blackberry bold | blackberry bold 9000 | bold 9000 | lindsay | lindsay lohan | lohan | rim | waterlooWhat’s L. Lo keeping herself busy with these days? Well, if you’ve been following the celebrity gossip pages like us, you’d know that the great Lindsay Lohan’s been trotting around with her new alleged love interest, the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Lindsay looks happy with her BlackBerry Bold by her side. With the high-resolution display, tri-band 3G [...]
Motorola Atila - Moto’s touchscreen answer to Apple’s iPhone 3G
alexander | devices | hspa | iphone | moto | motorola | motorola alexander | motorola atila | rumors | touchscreen | windows mobileMeet the Motorola Atila. This here all-touchscreen handset is reportedly Motorola’s touchy-feely answer to Apple’s iPhone 3G. The Motorola Atila is apparently borne of the same gene pool that created the Motorola Alexander. Thankfully, the Motorola Atila that you see pictured here nixes that too-weird sliding QWERTY keyboard on the Motorola Alexander. The Motorola Atila boasts [...]
Steve Jobs confirms remote iPhone application disabling
announcements | apple | apple iphone | blacklist | iphone | iphone 3g | mac os | phone home | remote disable | services | steve jobsIn a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs confirmed that Apple did indeed build a remote iPhone application disabling feature into the iPhone’s Mac OS. The remote application disabling feature has been referred to as the “Blacklist” feature because it allows the iPhone to connect to Apple’s servers to check for any [...]
RIM BlackBerry Javelin - BlackBerry Bold styling, EDGE data speeds
8900 | blackberry | blackberry bold | blackberry bold 9000 | blackberry javelin | devices | javelin | rim | rim blackberry javelin | rumors | t mo | t mobile | t-mobile | tmo | tmobileIn this day and age, high-speed wireless data connectivity is almost a prerequisite to healthy sales figures. At least that’s the way mobile enthusiasts are likely to see things. In practice, mobile users may not want to pay extra for broadband-like 3G data speeds when EDGE data connectivity could meet their needs. If wireless acronyms like [...]
Apple iPhone application “I Am Rich” video demo
3g iphone | announcements | apple | apple iphone | application | applications | appstore | demonstration | i am rich | into iphone | iphone | iphone 3g | iphone app | mac os | videoWhat does a $1,000 iPhone application look like? While we’re not in the business of snatching up iPhone applications with four-figure (well, it’s $999, so the app is at the high-end of three-figures) price-tags, a YouTube user was kind enough to post a video demonstration of the now-infamous “I Am Rich” iPhone application that is famous [...]
